Day 1 – Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Official Opening
09:00-09:30	Welcome Remarks
09:30-10:00	Keynote Speech
Coffee Break
Uniting the Community
10:30-12:00	Regulators, industry and service providers all have different responsibilities; however, they all share a common objective of reducing the hazards of wildlife strikes to aircraft. This session will provide brief statements by CEOs of different stakeholders and a forum for exchanging the various points of view.
The Global Picture
12:00-13:00	Data on wildlife strikes help to better understand the dynamics of the wildlife strike problem. This session will deliver a ‘where we are’ on a global scale and provide statistical analysis of wildlife strikes. This reveals trends that will assist the community to recognize areas of concern to be addressed through various means, such as effective wildlife control programmes.
Lunch
Regulatory Framework
14:00-15:30	Wildlife strikes are an increasing safety and economic concern that have resulted in hundreds of fatalities and enormous annual financial losses to the aviation industry. This session will focus on strengthening the importance of the implementation of ICAO SARP requirements and guidance materials on wildlife control as well as defining areas where new standards need to be developed. CAAs will have the opportunity to present their own national regulatory framework and share their experiences and challenges.
Coffee Break
Regulatory Framework (cont.)
16:00-17:00	Wildlife strikes are an increasing safety and economic concern that have resulted in hundreds of fatalities and enormous annual financial losses to the aviation industry. This session will focus on strengthening the importance of the implementation of ICAO SARP requirements and guidance materials on wildlife control as well as defining areas where new standards need to be developed. CAAs will have the opportunity to present their own national regulatory framework and share their experiences and challenges. (cont.)
Welcome Reception
End of Day 1

Day 2 – Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Best Practices
09:00-10:30	This session will focus on examples of techniques that can be used to deter or control wildlife at aerodromes, such as habitat management and repellent technology. Various stakeholders will have the opportunity to share their best practices from their own realities.
Coffee Break
Best Practices (cont.)
11:00-13:00	This session will focus on examples of techniques that can be used to deter or control wildlife at aerodromes, such as habitat management and repellent technology. Various stakeholders will have the opportunity to share their best practices from their own realities. (cont.)
Lunch
Best Practices (cont.)
14:00-15:10	This session will focus on examples of techniques that can be used to deter or control wildlife at aerodromes, such as habitat management and repellent technology. Various stakeholders will have the opportunity to share their best practices from their own realities. (cont.)
Coffee Break
Emerging Technologies, Future Trends and Research
15:30-17:00	There is a variety of existing and new technologies available to predict and detect wildlife potentially hazardous to aircraft operations and provide information to reduce the risk of these hazards. Such technologies and procedures, including predictive and real-time bird avoidance systems, are particularly important in dealing with the significant hazards posed by wildlife beyond the boundaries of airports.
End of Day 2

Day 3 – Thursday, 18 May 2017
Can Airports Do It Alone?
09:00-11:00	The most efficient way to prevent wildlife strikes would involve all stakeholders. This session will bring together airport operators, airlines, air traffic management, aircraft manufacturers and other stakeholders to share their viewpoints on working together to reduce wildlife strike hazards.
Coffee Break
Bird and Wildlife Strike Committees
11:30-13:00	Annex 14 — Aerodromes, Volume I — Aerodrome Design and Operations requires that wildlife strike hazards on, or in the vicinity of, an aerodrome to be assessed through the establishment of national procedures and an ongoing evaluation of wildlife hazards by competent personnel. The establishment of a national committee, covered in Chapter 2 of the Airport Services Manual, Part 3 — Wildlife Control and Reduction (Doc 9137), is ideally suited to addressing this task. Such committees are popular forums to gain and exchange information on research and development in airport wildlife control. Although the composition of a national committee may vary from State to State, it includes all stake holders associated with, or interested in, the problem; listening to the various and diverse experiences is important to understand what is working and what are the lessons learnt.
Lunch
Workshop
14:00-17:00	This workshop will feature wildlife strike reporting, using ECCAIRS. Optional but participation is encouraged, especially for those who are involved in wildlife strike reporting for the ICAO Bird Strike Information System (IBIS).
End of Symposium